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Gutters and Winter Damage

It is important to make sure that your home’s gutters are in working order now before winter sets in. Winter can cause a lot of damage to your home if your gutters aren’t working properly. For example, an ice dam can form, allowing water to back up and get into your roofing shingles, under the tar paper and right into the plywood beneath. The next thing you know, your roof, fascia and soffit are all damaged. Your trim can rot unnoticed for many years. You can also wind up with insects and mold this way. Your home can also be … Continue reading →

What Makes Tomatoes Crack?

Where I live, fall and tomatoes don’t mix. Yes, there are the beautiful, crisp days with the last ripe tomatoes hanging from the vines. There are also many rainy days, and with these rainy days come tomato woes. Tomato blight pays us a visit, as does the dreaded fall cracking of the tomatoes. Why do tomatoes crack? Usually it is from a sudden inflow of water into the tomato. Imagine that your tomato is a balloon. All summer it’s been growing slowly and steadily, watered by hand or by occasional rains. All of a sudden, fall comes, and with the … Continue reading →